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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

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BOARD LOOKS OVER HUNG HOM WORKS

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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (FRIDAY) TOURED THE HUNG HOM SOUTH CONSTITUENCY TO LEARN ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

ACCOMPANIED BY STAFF OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE,

MEMBERS WENT TO THE HUNG HOM FERRY PIER CONCOURSE TO SEE A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT AND TO INSPECT THE PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION OF HUNG HOM WAN STREET EXTENSION.

THEY THEN VISITED THE SITE OF THE CHATHAM ROAD NORTH UNDERPASS, ONE OF FIVE ROAD PROJECTS BEING BUILT IN CONNECTION WITH THE WHAMPOA REDEVELOPMENT.

AT WU KWONG STREET, THEY INSPECTED THE RESULTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHICH HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE OWNERS INCORPORATION OF A BUILDING IN THE PRIVATE STREET.

THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE CHATHAM ROAD NORTH STAIRCASE, BUILT WITH FUNDS FROM THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, WAS VERY EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE AREA,

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ALSO WENT TO FAT KWONG STREET WHERE THEY TOURED A COOKED FOOD BAZAAR, WHICH IS IN FRONT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE FUTURE FAT KWONG STREET ELEVATED ROAD PROJECT.

HONG KONG KARATEDO NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 1985

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THE HONG KONG KARATEDO NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 1985 WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SPORT EVENTS HERE, WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

SOME 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE EIGHT WEIGHT CATEGORIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN KUMITE (FREE SPARRING) AND KATA. PRELIMINARIES AND FINALS OF THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT 2 P.M. AND 8 P.M. ON THE DAY RESPECTIVELY.

THE TOURNAMENT IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR KARATEDO ASSOCIATION.

FREE TICKETS FOR THE PRELIMINARIES ARE NOW OBTAINABLE FROM THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM. TICKETS FOR THE FINALS AT $10 EACH ARE ON SALE AT THE URBTIX OFFICE OF THE SPACE MUSEUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM, CITY HALL AND QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

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